All Japan articles
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NewsSony eyes acquisition of Japan’s Kadokawa Corporation
The Japanese media giant is behind features such as Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Kubi’ and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Serpent’s Path’.
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News‘Teki Cometh’ wins trio of prizes at Tokyo International Film Festival
T|he festival closes today with record international attendance.
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NewsToei launches Takashi Miike’s crime thriller ‘Sham’ at AFM (exclusive)
The film is an adaptation of a 2007 true-crime book by journalist Masumi Fukuda.
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Reviews’Lust In The Rain’: Tokyo Review
Ambitious, uneven erotic love triangle drama set in 1940s Japan
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NewsYu Irie’s ‘Muromachi Outsiders’ lands North America, Europe deals ahead of AFM (exclusive)
The historical action adventure is set for release in Japan on January 17.
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NewsAI-themed project ‘AI Within’ wins Pitching Contest at TIFFCOM 2024
Further winners included Kazuya Maruyama’s ‘The Right Place’ and Shun Tsujii’s ‘2 Years And 2 Months’.
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News‘Children Of The River’ team on being the first Italy-Japan co-production treaty project
Acclaimed Japanese director Lisa Takeba is working with Italian producer Parsifal Reparato. “Everyone is curious to know we proceed, how it works.”
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NewsApple TV+’s ‘Sunny’ starring Rashida Jones cancelled after one season (exclusive)
The mystery drama from A24 was filmed in Japan.
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NewsVenice, Berlin, Sundance award-winning Japanese directors selected for festival support
The chosen include Shingo Ota, Emma Kawawada, Kohki Hasei and Mai Nakanishi
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NewsApple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ and Josef Kubota Wladyka feature land Japan incentive funds
Further titles to secure funding include upcoming Apple TV+ series ‘Neuromancer’.
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NewsJapanese anime industry generated record $22bn in 2023 with overseas surpassing local takings
Titles such as ‘The Last Slam Dunk’ and ‘Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine’ contributed to the figure.
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Reviews‘Teki Cometh’: Tokyo Review
A retired university professor faces an unseen enemy in this frighteningly-effective drama from Japan
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NewsFilm Movement acquires Kazuya Shiraishi’s Udine Far East Film Festival winner ‘Bushido’ (exclusive)
Period samurai drama to open theatrically in 2025.
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FeaturesTIFFCOM CEO Yasushi Shiina on growing the market while placing an eye on production
The three-day event will include the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM), Tokyo Story Market and an expanded programme of seminars.
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NewsJapan prime minster pledges support for content industry at Tokyo film festival opening
The festival opened with period action feature ’11 Rebels’.
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Reviews‘11 Rebels’: Tokyo Review
Tokyo opens with a blisteringly old-fashioned Samurai slice-’em-up
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FeaturesTokyo director in focus Yu Irie on what “shocked” him into making ‘A Girl Named Ann’
The filmmaker behind ‘8000 Miles’ has a series of features showing at Tokyo Intenrational Film Festival.
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PromotionHow the Tokyo Film Commission is helping international productions make the most of the city
TFC has assisted recent projects including Netflix’s ’City Hunter’ and Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’
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NewsJapan sleeper hit ‘Look Back’ readies Prime Video, UK-Ireland releases
The anime film has taken more than $13.1m at the local box office.
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NewsJapan online video sector set to top $15bn by 2029
Total screen revenue is set to exceed $34bn in the next five years.